Container



Oct. 19, 1937. H. s. HAGGERTY 2,096,107

CONTAINER Filed Feb. 5. 1934 i I H n. BY

47 4 7 ATTORNEY.

INVENT OR.

PatentedOet. 19, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER Harry S.Haggerty, Detroit, Mich.

Application February 5, 1934, Serial No. 709,748

3 Claims. (Cl. 206-58);

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a containeradapted for being hung on a suitable supporting object such as a wall orthe like, and intended primarily as a container for paper and similararticles which are deposited in the container in rolled form so as to,when unrolled, be drawn from the container. v

v It is an object of the present invention to provide a container ofthis class formed from cardboard or other economical material soarranged and constructed that it may be produced in blank form andeasily and quickly folded'into operative position while at the same timesuitable tabs ,or securing portions maybe moved to position forreceiving nails or other fastening means to secure the device to a wallor asupporting object/ Another object of the invention is the provisionof a container of this class'having tabs swingable outwardly therefromfor the reception of securing means.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a container of thisclass having a cutting element and provided with securing receivingmeans whereby the device may be secured t a wall or other suitablesupport.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanyingdrawing which forms a part of this specification, and in which,

36 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of one end of the invention. j

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

40 Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5' is a plan view of the blank from which the container is made. I

Fig. 6 is a perspective view from the rear of 45 a modified formbf theinvention. p

Fig. 7 is a perspective view from the rear of a further modified form ofthe invention.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view, with parts broken away, of afurther modified form to project through the slit 2G.

or the like and embodies the front portion 12 having the teeth l3 formedon its upper edge to provide a cutting element. Formed from this blankof material is the portion M which constitutes the bottom, the portionl5 which con- 5 stitutes the back, the portion l6 which constitutes thetop, the portion, I! which constitutes 'a front guide, and is folded tolie behind the front portion I2 and which terminates with the lockingflap l8, which is foldable inwardly to lie 10 0m the bottom I4, thesevarious portions being foldable into their various positions on thelines I9, 2n, 2|, 22 and 23. Projecting outwardly from opposite ends ofthe portions l2 are the fiaps 52, each terminating in a foldablelocking" flap, or 16 tongue 24. As shown in Fig. 1, the flap 52 isfoldable inwardly along the slit 26 to therear, and the tongue 24 isioldable on the line 25 to lie in engagement with the back portion. l5.Projecting outwardly from the bottom forming 2o portion i 4 are theflaps ifwhich are foldable on the lines 53' upwardly to lie inengagement with the outer surface of the flaps 3| which are foldable onthe lines 3| to extend at right angles to the portion ll. The flaps 21are foldable to 25 extend at right angles to the back forming portionl'l. Each of these flaps 21 carries at its outer end the tongue 29foldable on the line 29' A grommet 30 carried by the tongue 29 isadaptedtoregister 30 with an opening 28 formed in the flap 21. This tongue 29is moved-to this position when it is desired to secure the container toa suitable support. As shown in Fig. 3, the nail or tack may be driventhrough the grommet 30 and the opening 28 into a suitable support.Thus-the flaps 21 serve as an outwardly projecting flap or tonguethrough which securing-means may be projected.

. Mounted in the container is-a roll 33 of wax paper or the like, theend 34 of which is projected so as to extend into the space 54 betweenthe portions l3 and H. An opening 36 is formed in the portions l1 and 16whereby a rotation of the roll may be facilitated, while the opening 35in the front forming portion l2 affords a means for inserting the thumbagainst the end 34 and moving it. when the desired amount of the sheetof paper has been pulled outwardly from the container, the same may-becut or torn across the gutting element formed by the teeth I3.

The supporting'tabs, it will be noted, are lo- "cated at opposite sidesof the transverse medial line of the container and they are locatedsumciently toward the ends of the container as to,

' when in use, prevent .a tilting of the box as a por- 'tion of thepaper is wound outwardly and the severing or cutting begins. In thiscutting operation the paper is generally cut or torn, 'pro-' ceedingfrom one end edge to the other, so that there is a tendency to exert atilting strain on the container. The tabs, however, are so located as toresist this strain.

Thus I have provided a container which may be economically manufacturedand which, when in normal form, may be shipped as any other containeroccupying no more space, while at the same time the container itselfcarries means easily movable into usable position for the reception ofsecuring means which may be driven into a suitable supporting body. I

In Fig; 6 and Fig. 7, the structure is quite similar to the constructionof Fig. l, excepting that instead of using the flap 2l and the tongue 29for the reception of the securing means, I have provided the punched outtongues 31 with the openings 38 formed therein and adapted to be swungso as to project beyond opposite ends of the con-' tainer. In Fig. 7,the tongues 39 are punched from the bottom and top respectively, and arefoldable so as to align with the rear wall portion 15. Holes Ml areformed in the tabs or tongues 39.

In the form shown in Fig. 8, an end flap 4! folds over the outer face ofthe side flaps which correspond to the flaps 52 and 21 in the form shownin Fig. 5. This end flap II is provided with a-tongue 42 which foldsunder the top IS. A metallic channel shaped bar 43 serves to embrace andreinforce the upper edge of the front wall forming portion l2. As shownin Fig. 8, this bar is of greater lengththan the front wallformingportion 12, and the portion 44 is bent rearwardly to lie "inengagement with the inner surface of the flap I, the end of the portionll beingwall I! and the portion IT. This cutting element 46 is providedwith the legs II, the rearwardly extending bar 48, and the attachmentreceiving tongue 49. r

In the form shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, I have thus provided a containerin which a metallic cutting element is provided and in which the cuttingelement serves to form the attachment receiving means.

. ,While I have illustratedj and described the preferred forms ofconstruction of my invention, I

donot wishtolimitmyselfto theprecise details of structme shown, butdesire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as may comewithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I" claim as new and desire tosecure by letters Patout is:

1. A container oi. the class described, comprising a box like structureformed from a single piece of material and foldablelinwardly upon itselfat a plurality of spaced lines to provide a front, a bottom, a back anda top; a portion on said top foldable at. right angles thereto forpositioning rearwardly of the inner face of the front and a foldableflap on said portion foldable inwardly for lying in engagement with theupper surface of the bottom; a plurality of end forming flaps foldablefor extending at right angles to the bottom and top; and a tonguecarried on one of said flaps and having an opening formed therein forreception of securing means upon the outward extension of said flap.

' 2. A container of the class described, comprising a box like structureformed from a single piece of material and foldable inwardly upon itselfat a plurality of spaced lines to provide a front, a bottom, a back anda top; a portion on said top foldaole at right angles thereto forpositioning rearwardly of the inner face of the front and a foldableflap on said portion foldable inwardly for lying in engagement with theupper surface of the bottom; a plurality of end forming flaps foldablefor extending at right angles to the bottom and top; and a tonguecarried on one of said flaps and having an opening formed therein forreception of securing means upon the outward extension of said flap,said flap having an opening formed therein for registration with theopening in said tongue upon the folding of said tongue into overlyingrelation with said flap.

of, material foldable on spaced lines to provide a front, a bottom, aback and a top, a portion on said top foldable to extend inwardly of thecontainer rearwardly of the front; foldable flaps on.

, HARRY s.

3. A container of the class described, comprising a box like structureformed from a single piece

